Smokers Buy Record Cigarette Volumes in 1959
In 1959 U.S. cigarette consumption climbed to about 456 billion, Printers Ink reports, up 4.5 percent from 1958 as per Harry M. Wootten. Per capita use rose to 188 packs, a 2 percent rise from 1958 and 15 percent since 1949. Meanwhile a Roseville housewife reports a monkey wandered into her home and disrupted breakfast, seeking help as the animal remains loose.
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New York
Printers’ Ink Magazine
Harry M. Wootten
U.S
Balmy Weather To End Tonight
Weather bulletin notes a moderate West storm system will end unseasonably warm conditions in Kansas. Western Kansas may drop to freezing tonight, with eastern areas reaching that mark by Sunday morning. Light rain becomes snow in the west and blowing snow possible, while eastern Kansas sees continued light rain.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Arizona
New Mexico
Montana
Colorado
Hold Youth In Jail For Lyndon Hardware Burglary
Robert Shoup, 17, Osage City, is jailed in Lyndon on 1000 bond for burglary of the International Hardware Store at Lyndon Friday night Dec 18. He was arrested Dec 23 in Osage City after being found inside the Lyndon store by Clyde Bond. Trial set for next Tuesday in Osage County Court. Shoup admitted entering Lyndon last week and taking a 4 inch electric drill. He is being questioned in other recent break ins in Quenemo.
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Robert Shoup
Osage City
Lyndon
International Hardware
Osage County
Shoup
Clyde Bond
Weather COUNTY FORECAST Cold turns to snow by Sunday morning
The forecast notes cooler conditions across the county with the approach of Sunday morning. Light rain is possible before changing to snow as the system moves through, bringing unsettled weather and dry spells afterward.
World celebrates a relaxed Christmas amid global tensions
Christmas 1959 brought a rare sense of peace as Soviet Premier Khrushchev suggested an east west summit in Paris, while conflicts persisted in Algeria Iran Iraq and Cuba. Pilgrims, Catholic and Protestant rites, and services in Rome Moscow and Poland highlighted a season focused on peace and faith. President Eisenhower and family observed a quiet White House Christmas after a candlelight service.
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Iran
Iraq
India-China
Martinique
Cuba
Malaya
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Christ
Holy Land
Rome
John XXII
St. Peter’s Basilica
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Tass
Latvia
Gustav Turs
Moscow
Poland
United States
Europe
Eisenhower
White House
National Presbyterian Church
Guard Reinforcements Bolster Iran Front Near Abadan
New Iranian army detachments occupy Fakkeh Susangerd and Mouseveian facing Iraq north of Abadan to guard against possible attack in the Shatt el Arab dispute led by Premier Abdel Karim Kassem. Villagers react with demonstrations supporting Iran while Iraqi reports deny troop concentrations.
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Iran
Iraq
Abadan
Abdel Karim Kassem
Persian Gulf
Fakkeh
Susangerd
Mouseveian
Kassem
Shatt el Arab River
Three Teens Suffers In Ottawa Car Crash
Three Ottawa teenagers were hospitalized after their car struck a bridge abutment near Ottawa around 11 p.m. off R68. Ronnie Ruby and Susan Ames were admitted with cuts and bruises, while Jerry James was treated and released. Minor damage reported in other local crashes near Williamsburg and Pomona with no serious injuries.
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Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ronnie Ruby
S. Sycamore
Susan Ames
S. Oak
Jerry James
S. Locust
John Brown
South
Cleveland Road
Joseph J. Varnicek
Ethel Clare Robbins
Williamsburg
Varnicek
Charles Clarence Burch
Walter Bush
Pomona
Travel Conference Set for Dodge City Dates
AP reports the Kansas Travel Business conference is scheduled for March 18 and 19 in Dodge City. The Kansas Centennial Commission will meet there on March 17.
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Dodge City
Kansas Centennial Commission
Venus Too Hot For Spacemen Says Radio Study
Scientist Frank D. Drake reports radio signals indicate Venus maintains a surface temperature around 585 degrees Fahrenheit, making life and water unlikely on the planet. Jupiter shows a dangerous radiation halo, about 100 times Earth's Van Allen belts.
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Chicago
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
Frank D. Drake
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
W. Va
Drake
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Crash near Colony yields Kansas holiday fatality
A one car crash on K57 near Colony, Kansas, Christmas night killed Dorothy L. Summers, 38, of Emporia. Another occupant, Jack B. DeWitt, 31, of Emporia, is in serious condition at an Iola hospital. Cause was not known. the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m.
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Poria
An Iola
Kas
Traffic Toll Topeka Report From 1959 Holiday Period
Kansas traffic death log notes 48 hours to 9 am with a comparison to 1958. One death occurred during the holiday period. AP reports traffic toll details for Topeka and surrounding areas within the stated time frame.
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Topeka
Kansas
Speed and timing cast shadow over Paris summit plan
Paris reports Khrushchev delayed the proposed April 27 Paris summit after accepting the idea, suggesting April 21 or May 4 as alternatives. With Macmillan hosting a Commonwealth meeting May 3 and De Gaulle possibly traveling mid April, Western leaders may push another brief Paris gathering before broader East West talks.
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Macmillan
de Gaulle
Commonwealth
London
United States
Canada
Paris
Dr Paul Hughes Dies In Olathe
Dr Paul S Hughes 63 of 420 S Cedar Ottawa chiropractor for 40 years died at 5 p.m. yesterday at Olathe Community Hospital from a heart condition after din ner at his son Robert Hughes home in Olathe with family He was born November 16 1896 in Osage City and lived in Ottawa most of his life He is survived by his wife Alecia Cramer a son in Olathe a daughter Virginia Wilkerson six grandchildren two sisters and six grandchildren He was active in American Legion Warren Black Post 60 and 40 8 and Ottawa Lodge 18 He served in World War II including St Mihiel He funeral at Towner's Funeral Chanel Monday 2 p.m. burial Highland Cemetery.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Olathe Community Hospital
Robert S. Hughes
Olathe
Hughes
Osage City
Oliver C
Julia D. (Moye) Hughes
Alecia Cramer
Virginia Wilkerson
Menlo Park
Calif
Warren Black Post
American Legion
Lawrence
Ottawa Lodge
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A. M
Main Street United Presbyterian Church
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
St. Mihiel Drive
Towner
Highland Cemetery
Soviet Expedition Reaches U S Base at South Pole
A 16 man Soviet team arrived at the U S scientific base at the South Pole after a 1680 mile trek across Antarctica. Led by Alexander Dralkin the group traveled by tractor sleds from Mirny Observatory, reporting good health and equipment. Details on reception by Americans and visit length were not released.
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London
South Pole
Antarctica
Radio Moscow
Mirny Observatory
Indian Ocean
Antarctic
Alexander Dralkin
Moscow
Kinsley Man Kills Wife And Himself
Raymond A. Smith, 69, reportedly shot his wife Carolina, 63, fatally then killed himself at their Kinsley home. Sheriff Leonard Carlson said Mrs. Carlson managed to call for help before collapsing as investigators began the case.
Early Kansan Memoirs Reveal Ottawa Origins
Old manuscripts by Fred Richmond, found by Harold Hensick, recount Kansas frontier life before Ottawa’s founding. The 1863 Lawrence raid, Quantrill’s guerrillas, and the trek from Indiana across Nebraska Iowa Illinois to Ligonier are detailed, with notes on dating discrepancies and aging author.
Christmas holiday traffic toll climbs with fatal crashes
The nation faced rising traffic deaths during the Christmas weekend due to speed and bad weather. By 11 a.m. EST 260 deaths had occurred, near last year’s pace, with estimates of 530 more likely during the three day period. Notable fatalities include five children and three adults in Haverstraw New York and a multiple death crash near Joliet Illinois.
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National Safety Council
Haverstraw
N.Y
Tchula
Miss
de Quincy
Joliet
Ill
Weslaco
Tex
Associated Press
Blast damages whole town in Kentucky explosion
An explosion at a soft drink and beer distributing house in Warsaw Kentucky ripped through the town of about 1000 residents on Christmas. Damage estimates reach two million dollars with 20 houses destroyed and about 190 damaged. Warehouse owner Jack Smith, 22, burned, and at least 12 others injured. Fire officials cite a gas and oil furnace as a possible source.
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Warsaw
Jack Smith
Delmar Alexander
U.S. 42
Howard Yandell
State Department of Public Safety
Two County Youths Charged In Paola
Franklin County teens Harold Loris Pahlman 16 of Ottawa and Raymond Lynn Farrell 17 of Wellsville faced Paola police on drunkenness charges. Pahlman paid 100 for driving while intoxicated and 50 for an open bottle accessible to the driver. Farrell is free on 50 bond awaiting trial in Paola Police Court December 28. charged with being drunk.
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Ottawa
Wellsville
Paola
Harold Loris Pahlman
RFD
Raymond Lynn Farrell
Pahlman
Farrell
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